Research
2024
JUNE
DR HARUTAKA HATA
JSPS Overseas Research Fellow currently based at the Smithsonian Institution
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
DR TOHRU NARUSE
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of brachyuran crabs
DR PETER J. F. DAVIE
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work (e.g. Systema Brachyurorum) & examination of various brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work (e.g. Systema Brachyurorum) & examination of various brachyuran crabs
DR BERTRAND RICHER DE FORGES
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France (and Réunion Island)
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research on deep-sea brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research on deep-sea brachyuran crabs
DR PAUL F. CLARK
The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research (e.g. SIGNIFY) & examination of brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research (e.g. SIGNIFY) & examination of brachyuran crabs
MAY
DR PAUL F. CLARK
The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research (e.g. SIGNIFY) & examination of brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research (e.g. SIGNIFY) & examination of brachyuran crabs
DR PATRICIA KAILOLA
Independent ichthyologist based in Suva, Fiji
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
DR GONG LIN
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Purpose of visit: Examination of hexactinellid sponge specimens from SJADES Expedition, subsampling for molecular analysis
Purpose of visit: Examination of hexactinellid sponge specimens from SJADES Expedition, subsampling for molecular analysis
PROFESSOR DR JOHN C. MORSE
Professor Emeritus of Entomology & Director Emeritus of The Clemson University Arthropod Collection (CUAC), Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic research and curatorial work on the Trichopteran (Caddisfly) specimens
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic research and curatorial work on the Trichopteran (Caddisfly) specimens
DR ELENA KUPRIYANOVA
Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney
Purpose of visit: Examination of polychaete, and post-processing of specimens from RWS-TMSI survey
Purpose of visit: Examination of polychaete, and post-processing of specimens from RWS-TMSI survey
DR CONNI M. SIDABALOK
Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda, and post-processing of specimens from RWS-TMSI survey
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda, and post-processing of specimens from RWS-TMSI survey
APRIL
DR MAURICE KOTTELAT
Independent researcher based in Switzerland
Purpose of visit: To examine fish specimens
Purpose of visit: To examine fish specimens
DR GREGORY ROUSE
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA
Purpose of visit: Field collections, specimen processing workshop, examination of polychaete collection
Purpose of visit: Field collections, specimen processing workshop, examination of polychaete collection
MARCH
DR DANIEL GUSTAFSSON
Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
Purpose of visit: Slide preparation and identification of Singapore bird lice specimens
Purpose of visit: Slide preparation and identification of Singapore bird lice specimens
DR CONNI M. SIDABALOK
Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda
MS HELEN WONG
St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Singapore
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda
Purpose of visit: Examination of coral reef and deep-sea Isopoda
DR KRISTOF ZYKOWSKI
Yale Peabody Museum, United States
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
JOHN NASH
Yale Peabody Museum, United States
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
YUYANG SUN
Yale Peabody Museum, United States
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
Purpose of visit: Examine and prepare bird specimens
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YOSHITAKA KAMIMURA
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Purpose of visit: Field collection of Apachyidae earwigs (Dermaptera) and processing of field samples
Purpose of visit: Field collection of Apachyidae earwigs (Dermaptera) and processing of field samples
FEBRUARY
DR RAFHIAH KAHAR
University Brunei Darussalam
Purpose of visit: Examination of fish
Purpose of visit: Examination of fish
DR SHIH YI-JIA
Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
Purpose of visit: Examination of leucosiid crabs (genus Arcania)
Purpose of visit: Examination of leucosiid crabs (genus Arcania)
DR SHIH HSI-TE
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid and freshwater crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid and freshwater crabs
MR HSU JHIH-WEI
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Curation and examination of varunid crabs
Purpose of visit: Curation and examination of varunid crabs
JANUARY
DR PORAMAD TRIVALAIRAT
Agrarajakumari College of Nursing, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
Purpose of visit: Examination of glossiphoniid freshwater leeches
Purpose of visit: Examination of glossiphoniid freshwater leeches
DR KRITTIYA CHIANGKUL
Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit (ASESRU), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Purpose of visit: Examination of glossiphoniid freshwater leeches
Purpose of visit: Examination of glossiphoniid freshwater leeches
DR NG TING HUI
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Purpose of visit: To study freshwater molluscs, focusing mainly on material from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
Purpose of visit: To study freshwater molluscs, focusing mainly on material from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
DR NONN PANITVONG
NGO siamensis.org, Thailand
Purpose of visit: Examining fish
Purpose of visit: Examining fish
